List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report

The following is a list of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report, [1][2][3][4][5] including active and former Major League players as well as free agents. The Report is the result of former US Senator George J. Mitchell's (DME) 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball (MLB) released on December 13, 2007. Inclusion on the list does not necessarily mean the player was involved in illegal activity. In some instances, insufficient evidence was provided to draw a conclusion, and some players were mentioned in other contexts.

The Mitchell Report also stated that interviews were requested of five MLB players who had spoken out publicly on the steroid issue. Of these players, only one, Frank Thomas, was willing to be interviewed. The Mitchell Report stated that there was no evidence that any of these five had used performance-enhancing drugs. Curt Schilling, one of the four players who declined to interview with Mitchell, explained that he denied Mitchell's request because he "would have nothing to offer" Mitchell's investigation "other than personal opinion and hypotheticals."[6]

Jason Giambi was required to interview with Mitchell and his investigators by Commissioner Bud Selig under threat of discipline. This stemmed from Giambi's ongoing involvement with the BALCO investigation and statements he had given to the media.

  1. ^ "The List of Players Named in the Mitchell Report". ABC News. ESPN. December 13, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Players Listed in the Mitchell Commission Report". ESPN. December 13, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "Running Running List Of Players Named In Mitchell Report". WCBS-TV. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  4. ^ "List of Major League Baseball players listed in Mitchell Report". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  5. ^ Lackey, Pat (December 13, 2007). "Full List of Names on the Mitchell Report". AOL Sports. America Online. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  6. ^ Curry, Jack (December 15, 2007). "One Player Who Spoke With Mitchell Wonders Why So Few Others Did". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2008.

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